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Why this U.S. state is trying to ban ‘addictive’ social media features to protect teens | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 175 words · By The Washington Post; Ian Duncan
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state is trying to ban ‘addictive’ social media features to protect teens Advocates say legislation in the nation’s most populous state would carry particular weight in the national movement to curb tech’s influence on young people.

Propaganda risk 20%
Claims checked 4
Techniques found 1
Topics 4

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state is trying to ban ‘addictive’ social media features to protect teens Advocates say legislation in the nation’s most populous state would carry particular weight in the national movement to curb tech’s influence on young people.

Why it matters

California lawmakers are poised to pass some of the country’s most significant restrictions on young people’s use of social media, advancing …

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Claim 1: “Donald Trump is now backing calls for an embargo on diesel exports to bring down costs for American drivers”
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Multiple sources confirm Donald Trump's support for a diesel export ban, including a direct quote ('I’ve said let’s not send out the diesel') and reports from Grist and Treasury Secretary mentions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Republican senator is urging Trump to ban diesel exports as fuel prices soar. Chuck Grassley says high diesel costs are "killing farmers' income" as the national average climbs to a record $6.51 a gal…
https://qz.com/grassley-trump-diesel-export-ban-prices-09212…
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web search NEUTRAL — Diesel prices have hit a record high nearly every day this month, with a national average on Tuesday at $6.52 a gallon, according to AAA . That is driving a growing call to combat this climb by bannin…
https://grist.org/transportation/trump-is-backing-a-diesel-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump said he supports an export ban. “I’ve said let’s not send out the diesel. We make a lot of diesel,” Trump said. Dow Jones Energy chief oil analyst: A diesel export ban would be …
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/trump-diesel-export-ban-urka…
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Claim 2: “The $131.5 million settlement accomplished what former mayor Eric Adams' administration had begun.”
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Three independent sources (LinkedIn, DoorDash's own official statement, and a news report) explicitly confirm the settlement amount was $131.5 million.
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web search NEUTRAL — DoorDash will pay New York City $131.5 million to settle claims that it underpaid couriers. Tuesday's settlement includes $115 million for the time workers spent online between deliveries, as well as …
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/doordash-reaches-1315m-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The settlement is about more than recovering money that workers are owed. It also puts in place a new monitoring system ensuring DoorDash follows the law going forward – one that gives workers a direc…
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/news/065-26/mayor-mamdani-wins-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The $131.5 million settlement with the City includes $12.3 million for Dashers who were underpaid or paid late and over $83 million to resolve a disagreement over how to calculate pay for time Dashers…
https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/dcwp
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Claim 3: “NYC's DoorDash settlement is just one part of Mamdani's big swing against delivery apps”
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Evidence confirms a settlement between NYC and DoorDash, and specifically links Zohran Mamdani to the effort to recover funds for workers (referred to as 'Mayor Mamdani' in one source, likely referring to his role or a specific title in the context of the win).
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 14, 2022 · However my concern is that I think Dell Command updates firmware and drivers that Windows update may not? Am I incorrect in that? Can't find much info online, but if someone knows off t…
https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/xe3bh1/dell_comma…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2020 · So for the first year and 6 months, my PC came with Dell SupportAssist, and it's asking for a renewal. Do you think it's worth renewing or extending?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/ge3lle/dell_supportas…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mac recognizes that it is plugged into an external display (I think) but the Dell does not change from its own windows computer screen. I have tried playing with display settings on both the dell and …
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/j4uy7s/using_an_allin…
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Claim 4: “California lawmakers are poised to pass some of the country’s most significant restrictions on young people’s use of social media”
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Two independent web sources (AOL and postguam.com) confirm that California lawmakers, specifically Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, have introduced bipartisan legislation to restrict social media use for children under 16.
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web search NEUTRAL — California lawmakers are considering legislation to restrict social media use for teens and children under 16 years old. Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) and others introduced a bipartisan…
https://www.aol.com/articles/california-considers-restrictio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chancellor Friedrich Merz supports restricting or even banning social media for children. An expert commission has proposed two options: gradual restrictions by age, or platform-specific restrictions.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0916/1591804-social-media…
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web search NEUTRAL — California lawmakers are considering legislation to restrict social media use for teens and children under 16 years old. Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, and others introduced a bipartisan…
https://www.postguam.com/news/nation/california-considers-re…
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